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Indian Navy successfully tests fires maiden AntiShip missile from 1st of Kalvari class submarines

Indian Navy Has Successfully Hit A Surface Target At Extended Ranges During The Trial Firing Which Was Held On Thursday Morning.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Neha Singh | Updated on: 02 Mar 2017, 03:01:02 PM
Indian Navy conducts maiden firing of an AntiShip missile from 1st of Kalvari class submarines

New Delhi:

Indian Navy successfully conducts maiden firing of an AntiShip missile from 1st of Kalvari class submarines, during test firing in the Arabian Sea on Thursday.

The missile has successfully hit a surface target at extended ranges during the trial firing which was held on Thursday morning.

On Wednesday, Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully test-fires indigenously developed supersonic Interceptor Missile from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.

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This the second time that the missile has been test-fired in less than a month and is part of an effort to put in place a multi-layer missile defence system.

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First Published : 02 Mar 2017, 01:42:00 PM

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